Volkswagen joins Baidu’s Apollo autonomous driving consortium

The consortium, of more than 130 partners, is aimed at developing self-driving car technology for the Chinese market. The European Union’s biggest carmaker, Volkswagen AG, stated it would join China’s Apollo autonomous driving consortium so as to develop self-driving car technology in the world’s biggest car market. In 2017, Baidu created the Apollo consortium to…

Only Google & Facebook Can Complete With Foursquare In Data Precision: CEO

According to the CEO of a location discovery platform Foursquare, Jeff Glueck, there are very few companies in the world who can take on the capabilities of the company. Foursquare is a firm that uses its huge data base for private users for offering personalized recommendations. “Other than Google and Facebook, we are the Switzerland,”…

Amazon removes $25 free shipping hurdle for U.S. holiday shopping season

The move, is likely to significantly boost competition against Amazon’s competitors such as Walmart Inc and Target Corp. On Monday, in an effort to surge past the competition from rivals, including Walmart inc, Amazon.com stated it would offer free shipping with no purchase minimum for this holiday shopping season. Amazon’s U.S.-only promotion, effective from November…

All Tesla cars made within the last 2 years to receive auto-parking feature within 6 weeks

The ‘Summon’ feature, part of Tesla’s driver-assist Self-Pilot system, is currently limited to only the Model S cars. On Thursday, Tesla’s Inc’s Chief Executive Elon Musk stated, an upgrade to Tesla’s ‘Summon’ auto-parking feature will be ready within six weeks; following the upgrade select models will be able to drive around a parking lot, find…